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Best photos of the month, May 2023.

Eurasian Scops-Owl | Svetlana Medvedeva | 35

Woodchat Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 30

Montagu's Harrier | Anna Golubeva | 27

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 24

Grey-headed Swamphen | Andrey Semenov | 23

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Maxim Lanin | 23

Barred Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 22

Black-Necked Grebe | Maxim Lanin | 22

Common Raven | Anna Golubeva | 21

Common Whitethroat | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 21

Thrush Nightingale | Andrei Kiselev | 21

Caucasian Grouse | Khasan Zhurtov | 21

Greater White-fronted Goose | Anna Golubeva | 20

Eurasian Wryneck | Andrei Kiselev | 20

Red-backed Shrike | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Spotted Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Marsh Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 19

Eurasian Spoonbill | Andrey Semenov | 19

Black-headed Bunting | Alexey Sizov | 19

Wood Warbler | Anna Golubeva | 18

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Maxim Lanin | 18

Garganey | Maxim Lanin | 18

Eurasian Honey-Buzzard | Svetlana Medvedeva | 18

Red-breasted Flycatcher | Alexey Sizov | 18

Common Whitethroat | Aleksandr Breykin | 18

Great Grey Owl | Alexandr Balaev | 18

Common Whitethroat | Anna Golubeva | 17

Little Ringed Plover | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 17

Eurasian Redstart | Andrey Semenov | 17

Song Thrush | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Hawfinch | Alexandr Balaev | 17

European Robin | Alexandr Balaev | 17

Booted Warbler | Oleksandr Nastachenko | 17

Wood Pigeon | Anna Golubeva | 16

Eurasian Redstart | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Icterine Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Corn Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Marsh Warbler | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Semi-collared Flycatcher | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 16

Corncrake | Andrey Semenov | 16

Gadwall | Maxim Lanin | 16

Eurasian Spoonbill | Evgenia Zotova | 16

Eurasian Reed Warbler | Svetlana Medvedeva | 16

European Bee-eater | Alexandr Balaev | 16

Wood Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 16

Eurasian Redstart | Dmytro Petrychenko | 16

Great Tit | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Black-headed Bunting | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Wood Pigeon | Dmitriy Shevtsov | 15

Common Kestrel | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Black Kite | Andrei Kiselev | 15

Red-crested Pochard | Khasan Zhurtov | 15

European Greenfinch | Svetlana Medvedeva | 15

Northern Lapwing | Elena Shvydun | 15

Black Stork | Alexey Sizov | 15

European Nightjar | Alexey Sizov | 15

Caucasian Snowcock | Alexey Sizov | 15

Common Pheasant | Aleksandr Breykin | 15

Eurasian Roller | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Ortolan Bunting | Alexandr Balaev | 15

Long-eared Owl | M Kurilin | 15

Sedge Warbler | Anastasiia Koroteeva | 15

Big Year 2025

rare birds records


Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

© Alexandr Balaev
2025-10-24
Москва, Царицынские пруды

According to available data, this is the third observation of the species in Russia and the first photo on the website. The gull was discovered by E. Shmeleva on 23 October 2025, in Moscow at the Tsaritsyno Ponds. For the first time, the Ring-billed Gull, which inhabits North America and regularly visits Europe, was tracked by a tracker to Nizhny Novgorod in 2022, where its nesting with a Common Gull was recorded. The following year, it was also found there.


Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)

© Yury Podverbny
2025-09-18

Очень редкий гнездящийся и транзитно-мигрирующий в Беларуси вид. Кроме транзитной миграции, возможны залёты на территорию страны вне сезона гнездования.


Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

© Valery Dombrovski
2025-09-07
Gomel region, Zhitkovichi district, Turov

Редкий залётный вид в Беларуси


Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)

© Dmitriy Shevtsov
2025-08-22
North Osetia, Brut


unidentified birds


2025-11-09

Артем: Того же мнения, но всё равно не уверенБелая бровь, полосок на крыле видно тут и рыжий цвет налицо подхвостье явно белое.Предположу что уже [....]

2025-09-30

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